Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a Critical Environment Program Manager (CEPM) on the U.S. Airgap team, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft’s dedicated online services supporting the U.S. Government.
While our U.S. Government dedicated datacenter operations team has a sharp focus on serving our U.S. Government customers and helping them achieve federal missions, together, all of Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 100 datacenters and 1 million servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide.
With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class Cloud provider.
Be at the forefront of the action in CO+I as part of our global datacenter operations team.
Qualifications:
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent AND 1+ years experience delivering server and network deployment projects in large-scale environments
- OR 2+ years’ experience supporting IT equipment or related technology.
- Experience working with the operation of building cooling, electrical, mechanical, and life safety systems
- Experience with any of the following: Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS), Branch Circuit Monitoring (BCM), Building Automation Systems (BAS), or Battery Monitoring Systems (BMS)
Other Requirements
- Security Clearance Requirements: Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
- The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance. Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. Failure to maintain or obtain the appropriate clearance and/or customer screening requirements may result in employment action up to and including termination.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This position requires verification of U.S. citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local United States government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, citizenship will be verified via a valid passport.
Preferred/Additional Qualifications:
- Project Management Institute (PMI) or similar certification
- Experience with physical IT infrastructures (e.g. Servers, SANs, Networking, etc.).
Data Center Operations Management IC3 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $76,400 – $154,100 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $102,700 – $169,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Responsibilities:
As a Critical Environment Program Manager (CEPM), your responsibilities will include:
- Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspect of datacenter activities
- Establish and enhance working relationships with customers
- Oversee the day-to-day operations and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment in a datacenter
- Ensure that electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the datacenter is operating at peak efficiency
- Ensure compliance with infrastructure operations standardization
- Act as an escalation point for all facilities-related issues within the datacenter, escalating to the Data Operations Manager as needed
- Management of small-to-medium projects from conception to completion
- Ensure routine reporting for critical infrastructure
- Driving cost/energy efficiency projects
- Identifying single points-of-failure at regional datacenter locations
- Coordinate, plan, schedule, and supervise CE audits and compliance verifications